SOLUTION: The side lengths of a rectangular room are 5 ft and 12
ft. The room is going to be split in half along the hypotenuse of a triangle using string. Find the length of the piece of
Algebra ->
Customizable Word Problem Solvers
-> Geometry
-> SOLUTION: The side lengths of a rectangular room are 5 ft and 12
ft. The room is going to be split in half along the hypotenuse of a triangle using string. Find the length of the piece of
Log On
Question 1071167: The side lengths of a rectangular room are 5 ft and 12
ft. The room is going to be split in half along the hypotenuse of a triangle using string. Find the length of the piece of string needed. Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The side lengths of a rectangular room are 5 ft and 12
ft. The room is going to be split in half along the hypotenuse of a triangle using string. Find the length of the piece of string needed.
-------------------
h^2 = 5^2 + 12^2
------
h = sqrt[25+144]
-----
h = 13 ft
-------------
Cheers,
Stan H.
-------------
(